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Old May 7, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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so i got to looking at my cam bearings since my block has been torn down. they are showing more wear on one side than the other. my concern is that i need to line bore the cam. just wondering if thats normal or not.
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Old May 7, 2012 | 11:21 PM
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It's normal on these motors to be discolored on the bottom side of the cam bearing.
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Old May 7, 2012 | 11:48 PM
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i need to get a picture up here but that is good to hear. i was assuming that it had to do more with the load bearing side of the cam than a misalignment.
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Old May 8, 2012 | 05:36 AM
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If you have the block torn down take it to have cam bearings changed, they are cheap.
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Old May 8, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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its getting new bearings i was wondering if i needed a line bore
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